Harness attaching or detaching device.



No. 67u06. Patnted Apr. 9, |9ol. 4.11. Mcconmck & T. Gannon. HARNESSATTACHING 0R DETACHING DEVICE.

(Applicatiop filed Qct,v 18, 1900.) N o M o d e l illllll UNITED STATESPATENT `OFFICE.

JOHN R. MCCORMIOK AND THOMAS GORDON, OF SPARTA, ILLINOIS.

HARNESS ATTACHING OR DETACHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 671,706, dated April 9,1901.

Application iiled October 18, 1900. Serial No. 33,502. (No model.)

To all whom zit may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN R. MCCORMICK and THOMAS GORDON, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Sparta, in the county ofRandolph andState of Illinois, have "invented certain new 'and usefulImprovements in Harness Attaching or Detaching Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to harness, and particularly to attaching anddetaching devices.

One object of the invention is to provide a connection between theshafts of a vehicle and the harness-saddle having a yielding action;furthermore, in providing the connection and in combination therewith apivotallyconnected trace-rod.

Finally, the object of the invention is to provide an attaching anddetaching device which will possess advantage in points of simplicity,efficiency and durability.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of vconstruction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

Indescribing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying` drawings, forming part of this specication, wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a View in elevation of the invention applied to avehicle-shaft. Fig. 2 is a face view of the connecting-plate. Fig. 3 isan end view thereof. Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line a: w of Fig.l looking in the direction of the arrow. Y

In the drawings, 1 indicates' the shaft, and 2 a shaft-plate, whichthrough the medium of the clips 3 is clamped to the shaft. Links 4 and 5are each pivoted at one end between sections of the shaft-plate and atthe opposite end in a slot o f the bar 6. The link 5 is provided with anear '7, apertured for the reception of a connecting-bolt 8, by which thetrace-rod 9 is pivotally attached to the link 5.

The connecting-plate 10 has a loop 11, a belly-band 12, a trace orbreast strap 13, and a backing-strap 14 connected thereto. The ears 15and 16 project from the surface of the plate,

and the edges` of said ears are curved to produce an approximatelysemicircular recess, which is designed to partially embrace the barheretofore described. A clamping member 17 is pivoted to the ears 15 andis curved to partially embrace the bar. The end of the clamping memberopposite the pivot is straight, and when in operative position, as shownin Fig. 3, the keeper 18 will engage the straight portion and hold itagainst accidental displacement.

As the bar 6 is provided with a series of annular ribs, the lockingmembers of the plate may lie between any two ribs of the series. By thisarrangement tlleshaft-plates or their connections may be employed Withhorses of varying sizes without changing the position of said plates.

In operation the pivotal connections between the shaft-plate and the barwill serve to absorb a certain amount of vibration resulting in comfortto the occupants of the vehicle and ease to the animal. y

The construction and advantages will, it is thought, be understood fromthe foregoing description, it being noted that changes in theproportions and details of construction may be resorted to forsuccessfully carrying the invention into practice without departing fromthe scope of the claims.

Having fully described the invention, what We claim as new, and desireto secure byLetters Patent, is-

l. In a harness-attaching device, the combination of the plates attachedto a vehicleshaft, bars having a series `of Vannular ribs, linkspivotally connecting the bars and shaftplates, trace-rods connected tothe rear links, and plates carried by the harness engaging i the bars,substantially as described.

2. In a harness-attaching device, a shaftplate, a rod connected theretoby pivoted links, a trace-rod pivoted to one of the links, a plate withloops for the back-band, bellyband, breast-strap and backing-strap, andmeans for connecting the plate to the bar at varying positions.

3. In a harness-attaching device, a plate having ears having curvededges, a clamping member hinged to the ears and acting in conjunctiontherewith, a keeper for retaining the IOO clamping member in position,meanswhereby In testimony whereof We affix our signa- Vriols partof tlehar-nests alge onneoteg t tures in the presence of two Witnesses.

t e ate, a, ar wing ri s e Ween w io the glamping member cts, linkspivoted to the bar, a shaft-plate to which the lower ends of the linksare pivoted, an ear formed on one Witnesses:

link, a trace-rod pivoted to said earand clips R. J. GODDARD,

for attaching the shaft-p1ate to the shaft. v W. B. GODDARD.

